Personal Statement

My 17 years of age have taught me so much, yet so little. I have learned how to become an active member of society through charity endeavors, a good worker through employment, and -until recently- an outstanding student. Life has taught me much about who I am, and who I could be all with the method of trial and error. It certainly has not been easy coming to where I am now. And though, I certainly may not be happy with how my highschool career seems to be ending, I have worked (or lived through) my way to this point. Everything I’ve done, every path I’ve chosen, and every action I’ve decided has brought me to where I stand now. None the less, as each day goes by, there is not one thing I learn that teaches me to stay leveled in mind, body,

I have always participated in any charity work or community involvement that has come my way. With DECA, I helped set up a Community Fund that gathered donations and went to local families in need. Some funds went to funeral donations while others went to paying for the water and electricity bills for local families. I was also happy to help box food with Saint Mary’s Food Bank the Thanksgiving of 2015. To this day, I participate in clothes and food drives, and volunteer in any place I could. Because of this experience, I have taught myself how to go about helping others as well as myself. This is also the reason I found a job. Being employed means I have experience in some type of industry. Though I work at Mcdonald’s, I learn effective communication, and customer service skills that will eventually aid me in my future career. I have also learned how to control and organize income earnings, open banking accounts, and how to budget. These things are necessities that will stay with me throughout my lifetime, so I see it best to get a hang of financial control

Though having a job has taught me responsibility and discipline in managing time, being an employee has distracted me from priorities. I ended Junior year passing two AP Exams with 3 and 4, and enrolled in AP GOV./POL. I was elected Historian of Student Council, President of Link Crew, and Vice President of DECA . As I finished 1st semester of Senior year, I had no time to do either activity (though I loved my involvement in clubs due to my experience years before), and I dropped AP. These sacrifices were significant to me as I had always been very involved in school, and it hurt to see my potential go to waste, unused, and unbothered. I had always loved learning, and dedicating my time to clubs and organizations that would enrich me -and others- with worldly skills that i would be able to utilize sometime in the future. Why I chose a job over school is still unknown to me. In the end, it was not- is not- worth it. My grades have suffered severely, I get little to no sleep, and I never have time to spend with my friends, and most importantly, my family. If I have any regrets in my 17 short, short years it would be choosing Mcflurries over my education. I always think back to Mr. Blankenship telling me to avoid getting a job, and staying “broke for just one more year,” then to go work. After all it's something I would do for the “rest of my life.” With everything though, I know this is the consequence of the choice I’ve